Jisho

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Words — 53 found

Noun
1. practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customerWasei, word made in Japan, From English “bottle keep”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
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ボトル・キープ
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Noun
1. streetwalker; street girl
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2. being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet
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3. beggar; tramp
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4. tout (for a hostess bar)
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5. street drug pusher
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6. day laborer standing and waiting for a job
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立ちん坊 【たちんぼ】立ちん坊 【たちんぼう】
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Noun
1. cat (Felis catus); domestic cat
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2. house cat; indoor cat
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イエネコ
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1. one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all costYojijukugo (four character compound)
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Noun
1. handleOnly applies to 手掛け, Only applies to 手懸け, Only applies to 手掛, Only applies to 手懸
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2. mistress; kept woman; concubineDated term, See also 妾 めかけ, also written as 妾女
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手懸け 【てかけ】手掛 【てかけ】手懸 【てかけ】妾 【てかけ】
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Noun
1. (festivity) page
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2. baby; child
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3. boys kept by pederastsArchaic
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めし
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to depend on someone for food and lodgingIdiomatic expression
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
2. to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low positionIdiomatic expression
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Noun
1. stockpile rice (kept by the government to use as emergency provisions); reserved rice
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Noun
1. heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
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Noun
1. land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
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Noun
1. live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
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活魚 【いけうお】活け魚 【いけうお】生け魚 【いけうお】
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Noun
1. idea notebook (e.g. used by a comedian)
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2. notebook recording the day's performances (kept in an entertainment hall's backstage to prevent repeated stories)
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ネタ帖 【ネタちょう】
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